N.J. Admin. Code § 10:52-4.9

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 10:52-4.9 - Settlement for Medicaid/NJ FamilyCare fee-for-service services

(a) The New Jersey Medicaid settlement agent for New Jersey acute care general (excluding inpatient services), special, rehabilitation, and private psychiatric and county governmental psychiatric hospitals shall determine the amount of disbursements, recoupments, and/or changes in per diem amounts and outpatient percentages, as applicable. The settlement agent shall inform the hospital and the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services (Division/DMAHS) of the results of their review. If the settlement agent's review is accepted, DMAHS, through its fiscal agent for claims processing, shall perform the following processes:

1. For disbursements, payment shall be made to the hospital for the full amount due within 30 days from the date of settlement agent's letter.

2. The fiscal agent shall begin recoupment for the full amount of the overpayment 30 days after the date the Division receives the settlement agent's overpayment notification by withholding the Medicaid/NJ FamilyCare fee-for-service payments to the hospital.

3. If the withholding of the New Jersey Medicaid/NJ FamilyCare fee-for-service payments is not acceptable to the hospital, the hospital must submit, prior to the end of the 30-day period, a proposed repayment schedule to the Division. For a repayment schedule in excess of three months, documentation, as specified in Medicare Provider Reimbursement Manual 13-2, Section 2223, Establishing Extended Repayment, shall be submitted. If an approvable repayment schedule is not received by the Division, the withholding of Medicaid/NJ FamilyCare fee-for-service payments shall be implemented to begin recoupment.

4. The proposed repayment plans should be submitted directly to the following address:

Office of Hospital Reimbursement

Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services

PO Box 712, Mail Code #44

Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0712

5. Interest shall be charged at the maximum legal rate as of the date of the repayment agreement or 30 days from the date of the settlement agent letter to the Division, whichever is sooner.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:52-4.9

Amended by 50 N.J.R. 1261(a), effective 5/21/2018